Rail-tie



P. JASunA.

HAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 29| ISIS.

" 1mm M1920.

IMIII UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

PETER JAsUnA, 0F srnn'rn, MiNNnsorn, nssien'on or cnn-HALF To JOHN KRUTAL,

i or GILBERT, MINNESOTA.

i RAIL-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lvlar. 22E, 19:20.

Application filed Siente-inner 29, 1919. Serial No. 327,018.

To ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER Jasmin, a citizen or Uhr-anla, and resident of Sparta, in the county oi St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useiiul Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention refers to rail ties, and has ior its object to provide a rail tie which is readily adjustable so that the rails may be removed for replacement, repairs7 or for any other purpose, and at the same time to provide a strong, durable, adjustable tie which is simple in operation and construction.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters `ot reference refer to lilre-named parts in the drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my rail tie, showing a pair of rails in cross-section.

Eig. 2 is a plan view of the same, illustrating the manner ot' its operation.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view substan ti ally on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 1 represents the base of my tie, and 2 and 3 represent end rail supports rigidly connected thereto. The numeral 4 represents one of the slidable, adjustable rail locks. The base 1 is provided with a slot 12 similar in shape to the lug 11 projecting downward from said member 4, the latter adapted to slide in the iormer, as illustrated in Fig. 2. At the right-hand end of said member 4 is provided a disk-like downward and outward projection 17 having a hole 6 therethrough. rit pocket substantially similar in shape to said projection 17 is provided in the base 1, so that the said projection may slide rotatably therein.

A member 5, at the right-hand side of my tie, is in all respects similar to the member 4, having also a hole in its diskslilre projection. Holes are provided in the base l which coincide with the holes 6 and 19, respectively, and through which pins, not shown, are passed to provide a pivot for rotation of the members 4 and 5.

Screws 14 are secured to the members 4 and 5, the same being adapted to pass through the holes 13 in the Side of the base 1, and thereupon to be retained against said side by nuts, not shown, to prevent slipping of the said members and also to prevent undue vibration of the same.

The operation of my device is now apparent. Before inserting the rails, the members 4 and 5 are in the positions shown in Fig. 2, the latter member dotted. The rails 21, 22 are then placed in position snugly against the rounded supports 8 and 10, respectively, on the main supports 2 and Si, respectively. Then one of the members 4 or 5 is swung inward toward the tie about its pivot at l6, referring to the member 4, so that the lug 11 will slide into the pocket 12 and the projection 17 into the pocket therefor provided, until the member 4 is coincident with the base 1. The member 5 is then similarly rotated, and iinally nuts are applied to the screws 14.

It is apparent that my adjustable members 4 and 5 are securely held when the tie is being used, not only by the nuts aforementioned, but also by the peculiar construction of the sliding lugs 1l, 18, 17, and 16, and the respective pockets in the base 1 into which they slide. The buffer or support 7 of the member 4 stands snugly against the rail 21 to hold it securely, and similarly the buil'er 9 stands against the rail 22.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. A rail tie comprising a rigid connecting member, means to support the rails on the outside thereof, and means to support the rails on the inside thereof consisting of a pair of members having pivotal support in said connecting member, dove-tail lateral slots in said connecting member, and pr jecting lugs on said adjustable members adapted to slide in said slots.

2. A rail tie comprising a rigid connecting member, means to support the rails on the outside thereof, and means to support the rails on the inside thereof comprising a pair of members having pivotal support in said rigid member, dove-tail lateral slots in said rigid member, projecting lugs on said members adapted to engage said slots, substantially Z-shaped pockets in said rigid member surrounding said pivotal supports, substantially similarly shaped projecting lugs on said members surrounding said pivotal support adapted to engage said rst mentioned substantially Z-shaped pockets, and means to lock said members against rotary motion.

3. A rail tie comprising a rigid connecting member, means to support the rails on the-outside thereof, means to support the rails on the inside thereof comprising a' pair of members having pivotal support in said rigid member, dove-tail lateral slots in Said rigid member, projecting lugs on said members adapted to engage said slots, substantially Z-shaped pockets in lsaid rigid member surrounding said pivotal supports,

substantially similarly shaped projecting lugs on said members surrounding said 15 pivotal supports adapted to engage said first-mentioned substantially Z -shaped pockets, and means to loel said members against rotary motion comprising holes in the side Walls of said substantially Z- 20 shaped pockets, and pins on said members.

Signed at Gilbert, in the County of St. Louis and State of Minn., this 14th day of Sept., A. D. 1919.

PETER JASURA. 

